to summon; to get used to call
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
near oneself; close to one; familiar
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
forcibly; against one's will
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
function; facility; faculty; feature
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to head home; to leave for home
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink